🪶 Away Blackhawks 15-13-2 before this game

2–6

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 17-9-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CHI	2	0	0	2
DET	0	4	2	6

Blackhawks at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Blackhawks 6–2 at Little Caesars Arena on December 12, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Dec 12, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Brendan Shanahan

1 G, 2 A

7 shots · +1

2nd star 🐙 DET

Sergei Fedorov

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Steve Yzerman

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Alexei Zhamnov Go-ahead 1st · 11:49

Assists: Gary Suter, Tony Amonte

1–0

🪶 Kevin Miller 1st · 14:28

Assists: Gary Suter, Adam Creighton

2–0

2nd period

🐙 Bob Rouse SH 2nd · 02:17

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Brendan Shanahan

2–1

🐙 Steve Yzerman PP Tying 2nd · 04:31

Assists: Brendan Shanahan, Darren McCarty

2–2

🐙 Igor Larionov Go-ahead 2nd · 07:32

Assists: Vladimir Konstantinov

2–3

🐙 Sergei Fedorov PP 2nd · 14:30

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom

2–4

3rd period

🐙 Viacheslav Fetisov 3rd · 01:55

Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Vyacheslav Kozlov

2–5

🐙 Brendan Shanahan PP 3rd · 15:30

Assists: Darren McCarty, Nicklas Lidstrom

2–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI DET🐙

23 Shots on goal 45

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/9

69 Penalty minutes 43

CHI shooting 8.7% (2/23) DET shooting 13.3% (6/45)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Ed Belfour

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Chris Osgood

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–4

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Oct 25, 1996

🪶CHI @ 🐙DET

2–2 (OT) · Blackhawks won

❓ CHI vs DET, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Red Wings on December 12, 1996?

Red Wings won 6–2.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Red Wings?

The final score was Blackhawks 2, Red Wings 6.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Alexei Zhamnov, Kevin Miller.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Bob Rouse, Brendan Shanahan, Igor Larionov, Sergei Fedorov, Steve Yzerman, Viacheslav Fetisov.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Red Wings season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 9

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 10

Also on December 12, 1996

Blackhawks season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule